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Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77035

Prestige Academy

6570 W BELLFORT ST, Houston, TX 77035 · (713) 777-7393 · State permit no. 1562839

Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Prestige Academy for 42 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 15 routine inspections and 5 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 4 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.801 (6 times, most recently Apr 24, 2025).

The state lists Prestige Academy as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 07:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Weekend Care, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.

Violations by state risk weight

Of the 42 violations at Prestige Academy, 4 fall under rules Texas weights High and 23 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work

WeightViolationsShare
High410%
Medium High2355%
Medium1024%
Medium Low25%
Low37%

Compared with other Houston licensed child care centers

Prestige Academy had 42 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 2.3 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.

Violations in five years: Prestige Academy 42, Houston five-year median 11This daycare42Houston median11

Repeat issues

6 rules were cited more than once at Prestige Academy in the last five years.

RuleTimesWhat the rule covers
746.801
Medium		6The center must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, the director's certificate, staff time sheets, proof of liability insurance (or written notice to parents that it has none), playground checklists, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep its most recent fire, sanitation, and (if needed) gas inspection reports and its daily sign-in and sign-out system. Official rule text
Most recent: Apr 24, 2025 · first: Apr 24, 2025
746.901
Medium		3The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024
Most recent: Apr 24, 2025 · first: May 17, 2023
746.3407
Medium High		3The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, grounds, and equipment to protect children's health. This includes sanitizing toys that children put in their mouths, keeping garbage out of children's reach, keeping floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair, and labeling cleaning supplies and storing them away from food and out of children's reach. Official rule text
Most recent: Apr 11, 2024 · first: Oct 17, 2023
746.3505
Medium High		3Caregivers must wash their own hands, wash the child's hands after each diaper change, throw away disposable gloves after each change, and sanitize the changing surface after each use (or use a disposable paper liner between back-to-back changes). Soiled diapers must go in covered or sealed containers, soiled clothing must go home in a sealed plastic bag, and caregivers with open wounds or casts or bandages that get in the way of handwashing may not change diapers. Official rule text
Most recent: Aug 22, 2022 · first: Aug 1, 2022
746.3701
Medium High		2All areas children can reach must be free of hazards. The rule lists examples such as childproof covers on outlets for children under five, heaters and fans mounted out of reach or guarded, poisonous plants kept out of reach, pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children, and TVs anchored so they cannot tip over. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
Most recent: Mar 17, 2026 · first: Apr 26, 2024
746.1107
Medium High		2Each caregiver must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma, a high school equivalent, or a high school certificate of coursework completion, in addition to meeting the standards for all employees. Official rule text
Most recent: Apr 25, 2024 · first: Apr 4, 2024

Year by year

Routine inspections and violations per year at Prestige Academy, 2021 to 202600202147202226202341020243142025252026
YearRoutine inspectionsAll state visitsViolations
2021 (from Oct 20)000
2022467
2023236
20244510
20253414
2026225

Every state visit

20 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.

DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Mar 27, 2026Inspection2None
Mar 17, 2026Inspection9775
Apr 24, 2025Inspection29410
Mar 14, 2025Inspection4None
Feb 18, 2025Inspection64
Feb 12, 2025Investigation (report)3None
Apr 26, 2024Inspection6583
Apr 25, 2024Inspection31
Apr 11, 2024Inspection33
Apr 4, 2024Investigation (report)53
Jan 30, 2024Inspection—None
Oct 26, 2023Inspection2None
Show 8 earlier visits
DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Oct 17, 2023Investigation (report)72
May 17, 2023Inspection3164
Sep 2, 2022Inspection1None
Aug 22, 2022Inspection52
Aug 8, 2022Inspection22
Aug 1, 2022Investigation (report)31
May 19, 2022Inspection9191
Mar 14, 2022Assessment11

All 42 violations, newest first

3 rules cited at Prestige Academy changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.

Medium · Mar 17, 2026 · Inspection

746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

Children under the age of two were observed watching television. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver turned off the TV.

In plain English: Centers may not use screen time for children under two. For older children, screen time may only add to other activities, not replace them, and it must be tied to planned learning goals, age-appropriate, no more than one hour a day, free of ads and violence, and not used during meals, snacks, naps, or rest times. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Mar 17, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Mar 17, 2026 · Inspection

746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions

Two vehicles used for transportation does not have a working child safety alarm

In plain English: A vehicle that seats eight or more, is used to transport children, and was bought or leased on or after December 31, 2013, must have an electronic child alarm that is installed and maintained per the maker's instructions and used on every trip with children. Before turning off the alarm at the rear of the vehicle, the driver or a designated employee must account for every child and walk through the vehicle to check that no child is left inside. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 31, 2026
Correction verified:
Mar 27, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Low · Mar 17, 2026 · Inspection

746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)

One out of seven staff members did not have a notarized affidavit available for review.

In plain English: Each center employee must meet the background check rules, have a current tuberculosis exam record if the health department requires it, and complete two state affidavit forms (a notarized Form 2985 and Form 2912) before being hired. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 31, 2026
Correction verified:
Mar 27, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Mar 17, 2026 · Inspection

746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

Broken glass, car parts, car tools and exposed nails in wood were observed on the playground

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 31, 2026
Correction verified:
Mar 27, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Mar 17, 2026 · Inspection

746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

A child did not wash their hands after having diaper changed. This was corrected when during the inspection when I observed the caregiver wash the child's hands

In plain English: Children must wash their hands before eating and before water-table play, and after using the toilet or having a diaper changed, after outdoor activities, after playing in sand, and after feeding or touching animals. They must also wash any other time a caregiver has reason to believe they touched something that could harm them. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Mar 17, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.901 - Required Personnel Records

The following was missing in employee records. Three employees are missing form 2985, One employee is missing translated education, 2 employees are missing employee enrollment information.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 8, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 25, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.801(13) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Gas Inspection Report

Operation does not have a current gas inspection report.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 15, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 30, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.801(6) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance

Operation does not have a copy of the letter sent to parents regarding not carrying insurance.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2025
Correction verified:
May 25, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.801(2) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions

Feeding instructions for infants did not have current signatures.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 28, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records

Operation does not have current playground maintenance checks.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 28, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No
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Medium High · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.801(11) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care

Operation did not have a recent and current fire marshal inspection report.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 15, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 29, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report

Operation does not have a current sanitation inspection report.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 15, 2025
Correction verified:
May 28, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.501(a)(8) - Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion

Operational Policies do not have rules regarding suspension or eexpulsion.

In plain English: The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 25, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information

The following information were missing on reviewed records: Two children were missing Medica emergency authorization signatures, three chldren were missing emergency contact addresses, two children were missing health statements.

In plain English: The center must keep a record for each enrolled child, including the enrollment agreement, admission information, a health statement from a health-care professional, and immunization records, plus items such as sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 8, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 28, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection

746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

One child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a Food allergy emergency plan, signed by a health care professional.

In plain English: For each child with a food allergy diagnosed by a health-care professional, the center must have a food allergy emergency plan signed and dated by the child's health-care professional and parent. A copy must be kept in the child's file. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 8, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 28, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Feb 18, 2025 · Inspection

746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

Documentation showing children were signed into care in the infant and toddler room was not available upon request.

In plain English: The center must have a system that tracks each child's arrival and departure every day, with the child's name, the date and times, and the initials or unique code of the employee or parent. All caregivers must be able to use it to see which children are in care during their shift, at caregiver changes, and during an evacuation. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Feb 18, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 18, 2025 · Inspection

746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets

Infants were observed in cribs that did not contain snug fitted sheets.

In plain English: Each crib must have a firm, flat mattress made for that crib model that fits snugly with no added padding, snug-fitting sheets, secure hardware, slats no more than 2 3/8 inches apart, documentation that it meets federal crib standards, and a label with the infant's name (or a number with an assignment map). Cribs must be sanitized before another infant uses them, and an infant may never be left in a crib with the drop gate down. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 21, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 14, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 18, 2025 · Inspection

746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages

A caregiver did not the age of the youngest infant. The caregiver stated the child was 4 months old but the child was 9 months old.

In plain English: Each caregiver must know which children they are responsible for, how many there are, and each child's name and age. The caregiver must stay close enough to see or hear what each child is doing, as the situation calls for, and be able to step in when needed. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 18, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 14, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Feb 18, 2025 · Inspection

746.2425 - Crib Activities

Infants were observed awake in their cribs throughout the inspection.

Official text of rule 746.2425

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 18, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 14, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 26, 2024 · Inspection

746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

An electircal outlet located in the children's bathroom is not covered.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Apr 26, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Apr 26, 2024 · Inspection

746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

1 out of 4 children's files evaluated did not contain a copy of the child's immunications.

In plain English: Each child from birth through age 14 must meet and keep meeting the state health department's immunization requirements, and the center must keep current immunization records, including any exemptions or exceptions. Required immunizations must be complete by the admission date, unless an exemption is verified by then or a homeless or foster child is admitted provisionally for up to 30 days. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 10, 2024
Correction verified:
Apr 30, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

Low · Apr 26, 2024 · Inspection

746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program

2 out of 4 children's files evaulated did contain a health care statement.

In plain English: For each child who does not attend pre-K or school away from the center, the center must have a health statement on file within one week of admission. This is usually a written statement from a health-care professional who examined the child in the past year saying the child can take part in the program; the rule also allows a parent's religious affidavit, or a parent's interim statement followed by the professional's statement within 12 months. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 10, 2024
Correction verified:
Apr 30, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Apr 25, 2024 · Inspection

746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion

Follow Up-4/25/2024-Neither employee has gotten their high school diplomas or equivalent. Both employees will not be caring for children and only doing cleaning and cooking duties until Licensing receives copies of high school diplomas or equivalent. There were two employees who did not have high school diplomas or equivalent in their files.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 9, 2024
Correction verified:
May 6, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

The trash can in the 18-24 mo olds room did not have a lid. There were dirty diapers in the can that were accessible to children. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspecction by replacing the trash can.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Apr 11, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Apr 11, 2024 · Inspection

745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

It was found during the inspection that there was an employee with a provisional background check with conditions who was transporting children. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by using a different employee to transport who had current transportation training and a current Driver's License.

In plain English: If the state's background check unit finds a person ineligible, the operation must immediately remove that person from the operation and confirm it received the notice. If the person is eligible or provisionally eligible with conditions, the operation must limit the person's duties to follow those conditions. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 11, 2024
Correction verified:
Apr 11, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

The diaper changing mats in the 18-24mo old room and the infant room had tears. Photos were taken. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by covering the tears with tape until the new mats come in.

In plain English: The center must have a smooth, non-absorbent, easy-to-clean diaper-changing surface and a hand-washing sink in the diapering area, and may not change diapers where children play or eat. When a child is on a raised changing surface, the caregiver must use a guard such as raised sides, keep a hand on the child, or stay facing the child within arm's reach. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Apr 11, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 4, 2024 · Investigation (report)

746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion

There were two employees who did not have high school diplomas or equivalent in their files.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 19, 2024
Correction verified:
Apr 25, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 4, 2024 · Investigation (report)

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

During the inspection it was found that there was a hole in the wall below the hall bathroom sink, another wall on the outside of a restroom stall that has a hole, a broken toilet seat in a bathroom stall and dead bugs in different areas of the operation. Photos were taken.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 19, 2024
Correction verified:
Apr 25, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 4, 2024 · Investigation (report)

746.5613 - One Seat Belt Per Person

There was a broken seat belt in the van that transports children.

Official text of rule 746.5613

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 19, 2024
Correction verified:
Apr 25, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Oct 17, 2023 · Investigation (report)

746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

There is sufficient evidence to prove that there are multiple damaged spots on the floor in classrooms and bathrooms, broken doorknobs, and other damaged areas in the cabinets in the kitchen that present hazards to children.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Dec 15, 2023
Correction verified:
Dec 18, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Low · Oct 17, 2023 · Investigation (report)

746.1329(b)(6) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Length

There is sufficient found during the investigation to prove that training certificates provided for training done by the director do not have hours listed for multiple topics provided. It also does not include how the trainer is qualified.

In plain English: The center must keep the original certificate or letter for each employee's annual training in the employee's file, showing the person's name, the date, topic, trainer and trainer's qualifications, and length. Pediatric first aid and CPR certificates must also show an expiration or renewal date, and orientation and pre-service training need a signed, dated statement from the employee and the trainer or a certificate. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Dec 15, 2023
Correction verified:
Dec 15, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · May 17, 2023 · Inspection

746.5603(c) - Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

The operation's vehicle had an expired registration sticker. The registration expired April 2023.

In plain English: The state does not regulate which type of vehicle a center uses to transport children, but it sorts vehicles into general purpose vehicles, small school buses, and large school buses for its other transportation rules. Every vehicle must be kept in "safe operating condition" at all times, in the rule's words. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 22, 2023
Correction verified:
May 26, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · May 17, 2023 · Inspection

746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

The Director and caregiver that transports were lacking current transportation training.

In plain English: If the center transports children younger than nine (by age or development), each employee must complete two hours of transportation training each year before transporting a child, and the director must complete it too. These two hours are separate from orientation, pre-service, and annual training hours. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 19, 2023
Correction verified:
May 19, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · May 17, 2023 · Inspection

746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements

Two personnel files were lacking documentation for educational requirements.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 26, 2023
Correction verified:
May 26, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium Low · May 17, 2023 · Inspection

746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

One personnel record was lacking a notarized affidavit.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 19, 2023
Correction verified:
May 26, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Aug 22, 2022 · Inspection

746.3505(b) - Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands

During a follow up inspection, this was re-cited as a caregiver did not wash an infants hands after changing their diaper. Note: Proper hand washing is necessary to help prevent spreading germs around.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Aug 22, 2022
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Aug 22, 2022 · Inspection

746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

It was observed that a caregiver placed a child in a swing, then secured the safety straps while the infant was sleeping. Note: This was addressed during the inspection when the caregiver removed the infant and placed them in a crib. Discussed infants cannot sleep in any type of restrictive devices including swings, high chairs, car seats etc.

In plain English: An infant may not sleep in a restrictive device unless the center has a completed Sleep Exception Form with a health-care professional's signed statement that it is medically necessary. Without that form, if an infant falls asleep in such a device, the caregiver must move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Aug 22, 2022
Correction verified:
Sep 2, 2022
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Aug 8, 2022 · Inspection

746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

During the inspection, the infant room was observed to be over ratio by 2 children. One caregiver had 6 children in the classroom who were between the ages of 5 to 11 months old. The Child to Caregiver ratio should've been 4:1. Note: The director removed 2 children from this classroom during the walk through.

In plain English: In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Aug 8, 2022
Correction verified:
Aug 22, 2022
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Aug 8, 2022 · Inspection

746.3505(b) - Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands

During the inspection a caregiver changed a child's diaper and sat the child in a swing before washing the child's hands. Note: The caregiver washed the child's hands afterwards during the inspections.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Aug 8, 2022
Correction verified:
Aug 22, 2022
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Aug 1, 2022 · Investigation (report)

746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area

The diaper changing mat was not sanitized after a caregiver had changed a child's diaper in the infant room. Note: This was discussed during the inspection with the daycare.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Aug 8, 2022
Correction verified:
Aug 22, 2022
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · May 19, 2022 · Inspection

746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

The operation has not had an annual fire inspection conducted since 11/12/20.

In plain English: The center must have a fire inspection by a state or local fire marshal before its first permit is issued and at least once every 12 months. Centers in public school buildings run by the local school district are exempt, and if no inspection is available the center must get written proof of that from a fire marshal or county judge. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 2, 2022
Correction verified:
May 26, 2022
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium Low · Mar 14, 2022 · Assessment

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022 revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022 as required.

In plain English: The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 14, 2022
Correction verified:
Mar 14, 2022
Technical assistance given:
No

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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).